#Faith

"I can only imagine how happy life would be if we could stay so grounded in our faith that we would never waver in our positive attitudes."

"A Prayer God, be my light in pitch-black night;Show me the path from wrong to rightThat I might in Your hands be delivered later,Having eclipsed myself to become something greater."

"I have always been a firm believer in God and the power of prayer, though to be honest, my faith has made for alist of questions I definitely want answered after I'm gone."

"Regret [10w] Regret's more about lost opportunities than about paths we've chosen."

"I can only say that I am nothing but a poor sinner, trusting in Christ alone for salvation."

"Il Principe 2015: Lesson 1 - The Balls If humility is what's all important to your adversary,humble yourself before him,and you've got him by the balls."

"Consolation [10w] Man finds consolation in love, laughter and Ben & Jerry's."

"Why Don't You Practice What You Preach [10w] The reason I teach and preach?In order to learn."

"Origami Master If you're the greatest origami master in the worldmaybe I can find you a job folding napkins at a restaurant.I'm not making any promises."

"Whatever has befallen you was not meant to escape you, and whatever has escaped you was not meant to befall you."

"Wine [10w] American wines tasting as good as French wines are presumptuous."

"I decided I would fill the emptiness in me with God and with paint."

"Avery If a boy named Avery marries a girl named Avery,will they name or just label their children?"

"A Matter of Perspective I see rain dancing on the stage of the pond.Fish see heaven throwing a thousand kisses.My wife see a drizzle of olive oil on a pot of spaghetti. The scientist sees condensation and precipitation.The rain sees reincarnation.A poet see them all in permutation."

"Love is as simple as the absence of self given to another. God, when invited, fills the void of any unrequited love; hence loving is how one is drawn closer to God no matter its most horrific repercussions."

"Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand."

"People don't believe or understand that a community can lose hope. You can have a whole community where hopelessness is the norm, where folks don't have faith that things will get better because history and circumstances have proven over 30, 40, or 50 years that things don't get better."

"Crawling Backwards [10w] Crawling backwards is the hardwired wisdom of crabs and survivors."

"God has arranged strange ways for some of us to find him. Sometimes He brings us on long physical journeys; sometimes He leaves us at home and makes the journey internal. Yours has been both. You have gone a long way and struggled a great deal, but I can see from your eyes that it was not for nothing."

"I am a bit of a hopeless romantic. I really do have a faith and a belief in love, and when I love, I love hard."